I match with DEK on 23andme:
- predicted relationship: 2nd cousin once removed
- shared DNA: 2,12%, 158 cM, 7 segments
- Relatives in common on 23andme, included are following surnames present in my family tree or as DNA-Match on other sites:
- Cavallaro (Santa Cavallaro, ~1765 – >1825, my 4th great-grandmother, wife of Maria Di Bella),
- Grasso (possible distant relative),
- Musumeci (Venera Musumeci, ~1797 – <1827, my 4th great-grandmother, wife of Leonardo Tomarchio),
- Puglisi (Rosa Puglisi, ~1753 – >1781, my 5th great-grandmother, wife of Domenico Motta),
- Sorbello (possible distant relative),
- Tomacchio (possible variant of Tomarchio, Giuseppe Tomarchio, ~1787 Mascali – >1866, son of the previous mentioned Leonardo, my 3rd great-grandfather, husband of Carmela Russo).
- Relatives in common on 23andme, included are Italian-sounding surnames or those surnames I have seen during my research:
- Audino, Augello,
- Calì, Cambra, Caltabiano, Campolo, Carnazzo, Catania, Censi, Cilberti, Colageo Brusca, Comisi, Como, Contrino,
- De Dominici, Della Penna, Di Prima,
- Elia,
- Faro,
- Giacalone,
- Italia,
- La Rocca, La Torre,
- Malatesta, Mammino,
- Orlitta, Ovettini,
- Pennisi, Piro,
- Raiti, Rollo, Rosso,
- Saporito, Siracusa, Spina, Sposto,
- Tombolillo,
- Vitale, Viviano.
- possible MRCA on my father side because of the surnames of the common DNA-Matches:
- my greatgrandparents (or any siblings of them): Salvatore Greco (1854 Macchia di Giarre – ~1940 Zafferana Etnea) and Anna Sciuto (1861 Santa Venerina – ~ 1940 Zafferana Etnea) or one of their siblings.
- or my great-greatgrandparents (or any siblings of them): Nunzio Greco (1826 Dagala del Re – >1866) and Angela Tomarchio (1827 Dagala del Re – >1866), and Don Giuseppe Sciuto (1833 Aci Sant’Antonio – 1891 Acireale) and Donna Agata Gangemi (1831 Mascali – ?) or one of their siblings.
- possible location of MRCA: Sicily, Catania Province, Towns: Zafferana Etnea, Santa Venerina, Acireale, Macchia di Giarre, Dagala del Re, Mascali, Aci Sant’Antonio, or one of the towns nearby.
Branch of my paternal grandfather Nunzio Greco
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